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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 8.
Published in final edited form as: Annu Rev Pathol. 2008;3:279–312. doi: 10.1146/annurev.pathmechdis.3.121806.151409

Table 4.

Impact of E-Series And D-Series Resolvins in Disease Models or Organ Systems

Disease Model Actions Mediator References
Acute inflammation (murine peritonitis and dermal air pouch inflammation) • Reduces PMN infiltration Resolvin E1 Serhan et al. (7, 8), Arita et al., (80) Bannenberg et al. (31)
• Upregulates CCR5 expression on late apoptotic human leukocytes Resolvin E1
Protectin D1
ATL/LXA4
Ariel et al. (37)
• Acts as “terminator” of chemokine signaling during resolution Resolvin D1
Colitis • Decreases PMN recruitment and proinflammatory gene expression Resolvin E1 Arita et al. (82)
• Improves survival
• Reduces weight loss
• Genetically engineered fat-1 mice possess high levels of DHA and EPA, generate resolvins during colitis and demonstrate reduction in GI tissue damage Resolvin E1
Resolvin D
Hudert et al. (92)
Periodontitis • Reduces PMN infiltration, stops inflammation-induced tissue and bone loss Resolvin E1 Hasturk et al. (86)
Acute inflammation (murine peritonitis) • Stops PMN infiltration Resolvin E2 Tjonahen et al. (84)
Acute inflammation (murine peritonitis) • Stops PMN recruitment Resolvin D1 Serhan et al. (8)
Sun et al, 2007 (81)
Microglial cells • Reduces microglial cell cytokine expression in vitro Hong et al. (9)
Kidney • Protects in renal ischemic injury by limiting PMN infiltration Resolvin D1 and Protectin D1 Duffield et al. (85)
• Regulates macrophages
Acute inflammation (murine peritonitis and dermal air pouch inflammation) • Stops PMN recruitment Resolvins D2, D3, D4 Serhan et al., 2002 (8)
• Reduces peritonitis